Winter in the Woods Winter in the forest has a beauty all its own. Gone are Spring’s purple and yellow wildflowers. Gone are the deep green summertime leaves waving overhead in the breeze. Gone is the brilliant pallet of fall’s colors screaming for attention. Gone is the constant chorus of bird call, each looking forContinue reading “Winter in the Forest”
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Watching the Lava
Several years ago my husband Scott and I flew to Hawaii for our niece’s wedding. While there, we spent a couple of days on the big island of Hawaii with his brother and our sister-in-law. One afternoon we visited an area that had been covered by a lava flow. Since the lava was cool, weContinue reading “Watching the Lava”
Seeing the Dawn
I wrote this more than 20 years ago, but it’s still relevant today. After an unusually difficult two months—several lingering illnesses that left me constantly fatigued, my father-in-law’s serious stroke, caring for my mother-in-law—I was feeling tired, stressed, and discouraged. Driving to work, I shed a few tears of self- pity. As I turned toContinue reading “Seeing the Dawn”
A Blanket of White
A Blanket of White Light streaming through my window awakened me. Like a child, I jumped out of bed and hurried to the window. Sparkling in my back porch light, snow blanketed the yard. Winter’s drab landscape changed to a fairyland. The dead, brown grass disappeared under the snowy blanket, and the barren trees woreContinue reading “A Blanket of White”
The Supremacy of the Son of God
Autumn is my favorite season. The glory of the changing leaves amazes me. The bright red, yellow, orange, pink, and rust of the changing leaves is a glory to see. Walking along nature’s paths, I hear the soft crunching of the leaves beneath my feet. Each step cushioned from the hardened earth. After a hot,Continue reading “The Supremacy of the Son of God”
Walking the Nature Trails
The path opens to a clearing larger than a football field. Waist high brome grasses sway slightly in a gentle waltz with the faint breeze. Nearby branches merely watch, too heavily laden with yellow-green hedge apples to dance. On the far side of the field lies a painter’s palette of trees showing their colors—green, yellow,Continue reading “Walking the Nature Trails”
A Month of Thankfulness, 6
In this month of giving thanks, what are you thankful for? Today, I’m thankful for the rain that falls and nourishes our crops and plants. I love listening to it beat a tune on the roof, or standing on the porch, watching it come down. I also love watching moisture come down in the winter,Continue reading “A Month of Thankfulness, 6”
Thankful for Fall
On November 4th, I am thankful for fall weather. I love the invigorating, fresh, cool air; the vivid colors of the season, the bountiful autumn harvests, and snuggling up under a soft, warm blanket to read a good book. I am thankful for a God who creates such a variety of beauty for us toContinue reading “Thankful for Fall”
Beauty Everywhere
Enjoyed these beautiful Rose of Sharon peeking over the fence on this morning’s walk. “He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.” Ecclesiastes 3: 11 Lord, I pray you will open our eyesContinue reading “Beauty Everywhere”
Ordinary Beauty
Happy Wednesday. Here’s a devotion to enjoy today. Ordinary Beauty Today, heeding the words of Robert Frost, I took “the road less travelled.” As I walked the familiar gravel path, I noticed a trail to my left, and it beckoned. Venturing off the six-foot-wide, highly travelled walkway, I stepped through the trees onto the sandyContinue reading “Ordinary Beauty”
Growing Our Faith Together 